Sunday, January 2, 2011

Interesting Fact 11: Stay Clean, Wash Your Hands

I guess this would fall under "Facts," and not "Fact."  Here they are:

Percentage of doctors' NECKTIES that harbor disease-causing bacteria: 48.

Every year in the U.S., 1.7 MILLION hospital-acquired infections cause 99,000 deaths.

Percentage of patients with invasive MRSA infections who die from it: 17.

Percentage increased of MRSA INFECTIONS since 1995: 867.

Percentage of health-care workers who do not clean their hands properly: 60.

Time needed to scrub away bacteria with hand soap: 20 seconds (like singing "Happy Birthday" twice).

- Popular Science
November 2010 Issue

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to some antibiotics.

Mayoclinic.com

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